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Cyclone Debbie has hit key growing areas around Bowen.

In photos: Cyclone Debbie hits Queensland

Cyclone Debbie has hit the Queensland coast, slamming the Whitsundays and the coastal towns of Bowen and Airlie Beach, then lessening to a tropical low that brought flooding to the state's south-east.

Lismore's CBD is flooded after the Wilsons River breached its banks early on Friday.

Flash flooding in northern NSW

Thousands have abandoned their homes in northern NSW as the remnants of ex-tropical cyclone Debbie dumped between 500 and 740 millimetres of rain in the middle and upper reaches of the Tweed River Valley in the 24 hours to 2am on Friday.

George Lewys, age 5, poses with two Forest Giant Owl butterflies.

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Visitors enjoy the cherry blossoms at the Yuyuantan Park during spring festival in Beijing, Wednesday, March 29, 2017. ...

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A dinosaur statue stands outside a store off the highway in Terlingua, Texas.

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Aircraft leave vapour trails across a cloudless azur sky above Frankfurt, Germany,

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 A model backstage ahead of the Amato show at Fashion Forward.

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A rainbow appears next to St. Mary's Lighthouse, Whitley Bay, England,

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